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13. 1990s

Virginia’s Cavaliers won 44 games in 1996, their winningest season ever, and went on to win their only ACC tournament championship.

The University of Virginia Club Baseball team was founded in 1994 by Andrew Schoneman and Jonathon Platt as an entirely student-run organization. Since that time, the team roster has expanded to 28 men playing a 45 game season. The team faces opponents along the East Coast including Penn State, Duke, North Carolina, and Virginia Tech. They are currently the defending champions of the East Coast Club Baseball Tournament.

Younger players in and around Charlottesville found greater opportunities to play on better and better facilities. James Miller, a former player, and Randy Page, a former coach, spearheaded the renovations at the Lane Field home of the Charlottesville Babe Ruth League. Western Albemarle H.S. started improving its field, and St. Anne’s-Belfield began it baseball program, as did Monticello H. S. Large number of boys and girls, from tee-ballers to 15-year olds, played and practiced on the six splendid new fields created by writer John Grisham at Cove Creek Park.